2001 General Election - Bootle
| Year | 2001 |
| General election | 2001 General Election |
| Constituency | Bootle |
| Turnout | 49.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Benton, Joe | Labour | 21,400 |
| Murray, Jim | Liberal Democrats | 2,357 |
| Symes, Judith | Conservative | 2,194 |
| Flynn, Dave | Socialist Labour | 971 |
| Glover, Peter | Socialist Alliance | 672 |